Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Phone: (732) 253-3807 | Fax: (732) 418-8073

About the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a 37-bed unit, located in the
Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital on the sixth floor. There
is also a Special Care Nursery (SCN) which resides within the NICU. The
NICU is open 24-hours- a-day, 7-days-a-week.

Patient population

The NICU nursing staff care for neonates who are critically ill. These
neonates need intensive monitoring due to gestational age or physical
status. These neonates may have been diagnosed with prematurity, respiratory
distress, transient tachypnea of the newborn, anoxic brain injury, complications
associated with meconium aspiration, persistent pulmonary hypertension,
hyperbilirubinemia, infectious processes, neural tube defects, congenital
anomalies or other medical conditions requiring advanced level of monitoring
and or intervention. The NICU has the ability to care for two neonates
requiring negative pressure isolation.

Patient Care Needs

Patients in the NICU require 1:1 or 1:2 nursing care. Promoting family
centered care is a top priority. The NICU beds are designated for neonates
requiring: